Das neue Arrangierbuch: Book & CD

Practical and grounded. You're not reading about arranging theory; you're sitting at the keyboard solving real problems: how to voice a chord progression, when to double a melody line, how to voice-lead across multiple instruments in a DAW. The CD examples keep you connected to actual sound, not just notation.

Music students and working musicians ready to move beyond notation software into hands-on MIDI sequencing and arrangement. If you use keyboard and computer together for composing or arranging, this book translates musical intent into practical production decisions.

• Start with simpler MIDI arrangements before layering multiple instruments; build complexity incrementally as your sequencing workflow becomes intuitive.
• Use the included CD examples as reference points, but experiment with different sound banks and effects to develop your own sonic palette.
• Keep detailed notes on your arrangement decisions (why you chose specific voicings, why instruments enter when they do); this reflection cements your decision-making process.

Assign this as the core text in a music technology or arranging elective, working through chapters systematically across a semester. It also works well for independent study with advanced keyboardists who want to deepen their production skills beyond what ensemble rehearsal alone can teach.

• MIDI sequencing and editing across multiple tracks
• Real-time arrangement and orchestration using virtual instruments
• Creative problem solving with keyboard controllers and digital workflow
• Translating harmonic and melodic ideas into computer-based production